Once you have your business name you can get a copy of a blank DBA business certificate at your county clerks office. On the DBA for you will fill out your business name, your legal full name and the address at which you will be conducting your home business at. Your DBA form will not be official unless it is signed by a public notary. Simply take your DBA form to the closest public notary and sign it in the presence of them and have them notarize it.

File Your DBA

The Next step after you have notarized your business certificate is to bring it back to your county clerks office or mail it in with the filing fee which varies from state to state. After it has been received with the filing fee you'll receive your certificate back and you'll be officially in business.

You can now take your certificate to your bank and open up your first business checking account. If you plan to hire employees or sell retail products you might have to get a state tax ID or EIN and look into insurance. All of this information will be provided in a letter by the county clerk along with the copies of your new business certificate.

With so many people losing their jobs in the past eighteen months due to the poor economy, Americans are looking into to working for themselves at home and starting a variety of different businesses. Depending on the kind of business you are trying to get started, there are several different types of equipment you will need to begin.

If you have been working to build a home business for any length of time, you should have already figured out that marketing is a key element to your success. It really doesn't matter whether you are looking for new business partners or potential customers. Nothing will really happen in your business until people know that you are in business.

Home Business Tax Advantages

Even if you work out of your home, most cities and/or counties require you to have a business license and/or permit. Check with your local government municipalities to find out what the requirements are for where you live. Depending on where you live, you should be able to get this information from your local courthouse or townhall.